HIPPA has a law enforcement carve out, though it has to be for legitimate reasons.
Casey Parks
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Author of “Diary of a Misfit: A Memoir and a Mystery.” Washington Post reporter. I cover all things gay and trans.
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Subpoenas made public this week show the government is demanding doctors turn over a wide range of sensitive, identifiable data about its trans patients — everything from social security numbers to Zoom records, notes, addresses, "everything written or recorded." Our story: wapo.st/4lAnkRy
Government’s demand for trans care info sought addresses, doctors’ notes, texts
Legal experts said the Justice Department subpoenas related to medical care for transgender minors appear to be unprecedented.
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I did not intend to be sarcastic, so I apologize for coming off that way!
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Newspapers have always cost money. I grew up very poor but my dad still got the paper every morning. A Post subscription is $5/month -- cheaper than most streaming services and, alas, one cup of coffee where I live.
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Here's a gift link! wapo.st/4fwP7kN
A family opened a town’s first bookstore. A bathroom bill is driving them away.
The Phelans ran the only bookstore in Vermillion, South Dakota. They sold it and moved after a new law would’ve required their daughter to use a boys’ bathroom.
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I don't think I did that?
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That is completely reasonable and fair!
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Here ya go! wapo.st/4fwP7kN
A family opened a town’s first bookstore. A bathroom bill is driving them away.
The Phelans ran the only bookstore in Vermillion, South Dakota. They sold it and moved after a new law would’ve required their daughter to use a boys’ bathroom.
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I think all newspapers charge to see the news? They are a business? But all subscribers and reporters do get 10 gift links a month to share so you can read for free. Or you can (pay to) subscribe to AppleNews.
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This decision "goes further than Skrmetti, rejecting the plaintiffs' parental rights claim — the issue not decided by the Supreme Court in Skrmetti — and a First Amendment claim brought by medical providers."
BREAKING: Full federal appeals court upholds Arkansas's ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors.
In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision in Skrmetti, the Eighth Circuit's en banc decision reverses the trial court — and former circuit court precedent. It also goes further than Skrmetti.
